Comeback comes up short as Braves fall to Phillies 5-4 – Talking Chop

Swanson ended up the game with 3 doubles while Freeman and Riley recorded two hits each. Bohm went 3-for-3 for the Phillies.

Josh Tomlin got the start and came into the video game having not allowed a crowning achievement in 15 1/3 innings so far this season. When novice 3rd baseman Alec Bohm introduced a long solo shot to center to make it 1-0, that changed rapidly in the 2nd inning. Philadelphia would add to the lead in the third as Andrew McCutchen opened the inning with a leadoff single and then occurred to score on a homer by Rhys Hoskins that extended the cause 3-0. Didi Gregorius made it 4-0 two batters later on with a line drive homer to.

The Braves got on the board in the bottom half of the inning. Ender Inciarte worked a leadoff walk and after that advanced to third on a double by Dansby Swanson. Freddie Freeman brought both house with an opposite field double of his own to cut the deficit to 4-2. Freeman went up to third on a ground out by Travis dArnaud and after that came home to score on a single past Bohm by Marcell Ozuna to make it 4-3.

Tomlin was tagged for 6 hits including 3 homers and four runs in simply three innings. Matzek, Chris Martin, Will Smith and Luke Jackson combined to enable simply 2 hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings out of the pen.

The Atlanta Braves rallied again in the ninth however turned up simply short in a 5-4 loss to the Phillies. Atlanta falls to 16-12 on the season while the Phillies improve to 10-14.

Swanson then grounded to Bohm at third who stepped on the bag for the 2nd out, however his throw wasnt in time to get Swanson at. Freeman followed with a double into the left center space that scored Camargo, however the relay throw gunned down Swanson at the plate to end the video game.

Josh Tomlin got the start and came into the game having not permitted a house run in 15 1/3 innings so far this season. That changed rapidly in the second inning when rookie 3rd baseman Alec Bohm introduced a long solo shot to center to make it 1-0. Philadelphia would add to the lead in the 3rd as Andrew McCutchen opened the inning with a leadoff single and then came around to score on a homer by Rhys Hoskins that extended the lead to 3-0. The Braves got on the board in the bottom half of the inning. Toussaint would dig in, striking out Hoskins for the first out while getting Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto to fly out to end the inning with no further damage.

Atlanta threatened in the sixth but was unable to rating. Duvall reached on an error with one out and then advanced to 3rd on a double by Austin Riley. However, Johan Camargo started out swinging and Inciarte grounded out to first on the first pitch he saw to end the frame.

The Braves will delight in an off day on Monday prior to the Yankees come to town for a two-game series that gets underway on Tuesday.

Bohm led off with a single and moved to 2nd after Andrew Knapp was hit by a pitch. Toussaint would dig in, striking out Hoskins for the very first out while getting Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto to fly out to end the inning with no further damage.

Toussaints struggles continued in the fifth as he strolled Gregorius to begin the inning. Jean Segura lined out to right for the very first out, however Toussaint then strolled Bohm on four pitches. He then fell behind Knapp 2-0 and Brian Snitker popped out of the dugout, mid-plate appearance, to summon Tyler Matzek from the bullpen. Matzek got Knapp to ground into a fielders choice, strolled pinch player Roman Quinn to load the bases and then got McCutchen to fly out to center to end the risk.